Thursday, February 17, 2011

Prenatal Cardio Exercises

Cardiovascular Exercises


In order for your body to stay fit and healthy throughout pregnancy, it's important to keep your cardiovascular fitness strong and healthy.  Birthing a baby is all about endurance, thus making low or no impact cardiovascular exercise crucial in an expecting mother's daily routine.


The following exercises are acceptable for prenatal cardio:


-Walking
-Running/Jogging (shouldn't attempt in last half of 2nd trimester-3rd trimester)
-Low/no-impact aerobics/on fitball
-Low impact dancing/zumba
-Cycling/stationary bike
-Swimming/Aquatic classes


Suggested Amount of Exercise

-20-30 minutes with the ability to talk comfortably

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